Brian J. Bruya
Education
- Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Hawaii, 2004
- MA, Philosophy, University of Hawaii, 1999
- BA, Philosophy and Chinese Language and Literature, 1992
Interests and Expertise
Research Interests
- Chinese and comparative philosophy
- Philosophical psychology
- Philosophy of action
- Aesthetics
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Courses
- PHIL 110 Philosophies of Life
- PHIL 115 Introduction to Asian Philosophy
- PHIL 120 Introduction to Critical Reasoning
- PHIL 212 Philosophy of Art
- PHIL 215 Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL 292 Buddhist Philosophy
- PHIL 293 Indian Philosophy
- PHIL 294 Chinese Philosophy
- PHIL 310 Aesthetics
- PHIL 442/542 Philosophy of Mind
- PHIL 493/593 Comparative Philosophy
- PHIL 494/594 Topics in Chinese Philosophy
Publications and Presentations
Selected Publications
- The Dialogues of Confucius, Princeton University Press, co-translated with Wenwen Li, 2026
- Ziran: The Philosophy of Spontaneous Self-Causation, State University of New York Press, 2022
- 《自然与智慧——中国古代思想对现代科学与教育的启示》人民出版社，2022
- "Fluid Attention in Education: Conceptual and Neurobiological Framework," co-authored with Yi-Yuan Tang, Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 12, 2021
- "Three-Dimensional Wisdom and Perceived Stress among College Students," co-authored with Monika Ardelt, Journal of Adult Development (2021) 28: 93-105
- "Is Attention Really Effort? Revisiting Daniel Kahneman's Influential 1973 Book Attention and Effort," co-authored with Yi-Yuan Tang, Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 9, 2018
- "Wisdom Can Be Taught: A Proof-of-Concept Study for Fostering Wisdom in the Classroom," co-authored with Monika Ardelt, Learning and Instruction, Vol. 58: 106-114 (2018)
- "Ethnocentrism and Multiculturalism in Contemporary Philosophy," Philosophy East and West, Vol. 67, No. 4 (2017)
- The Philosophical Challenge from China, MIT Press, 2015
"The Rehabilitation of Spontaneity: A New Approach in Philosophy of Action" Philosophy East and West, 2010 - "Qing (情) and Emotion in Early Chinese Thought," Ming Qing Studies (Ming Qing Yanjiu), 2001
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